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English to English noun
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a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured |  | source: wordnet30
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the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured |  | Example: the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles
source: wordnet30 verb
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provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture |  | Example: They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors
source: wordnet30
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fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house |  | Example: The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing
source: wordnet30
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substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones |  | Example: The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes
source: wordnet30
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